EPA v. REEDY CREEK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

Case summary

U.S. VS REEDY CREEK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA. DEFENDANT REEDY CREEK OWNS A WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY WHICH SERVES THE WALT DISNEY WORLD COMPLEX IN LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA. THE FACILITY HAS BEEN DISCHARGING TREATED EFFLUENT IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITS OF ITS NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT SINCE NOVEMBER 1985. SUCH DISCHARGES ARE A VIOLATION OF THE CWA, SECTION 402, AND EPA IS SEEKING A CIVIL PENALTY FOR PAST ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO COMPLETE MODIFICA- TIONS TO THE FACILITY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE ACT. UNDER SECTION 309(E), THE STATE IS JOINED AS A DEFENDANT. EPA HAD ISSUED TWO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS TO REEDY CREEK, ON MAY 28, 1986 AND AUGUST 31, 1987, TO MEET INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS AND TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION. REEDY CREEK FAILED TO MEET THE DEADLINES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS, AND REGION IV HELD ONE SHOW CAUSE MEETING SEPETEMBER 22, 1988. THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS TO THIS CASE OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT REEDY CREEK IS A SPECIAL DISTRICT THAT REPRESENTS DISNEY WORLD.

Defendants (1)

• REEDY CREEK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• REEDY CREEK IMPRV DISTRICT

  1675 BUENA VISTA DR, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, 32830

  Registry ID: 110010624066

Statutes cited

• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• REEDY CREEK IMPROVEMENT DIST.entered 1990-08-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $375,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1985-12-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1989-04-18PRN Sent
• 1990-03-07Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1990-06-11Complaint Filed With Court
• 1990-08-29Final Order Lodged
• 1990-08-29Final Order Entered
• 1990-08-29Concluded
• 1992-11-16Enforcement Action Closed